MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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